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Pretzel Crusted Chicken

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 40 min. YIELD: 6 servings.
“I often double this recipe so we have leftovers the next day. It tastes just as good cold as it does hot!” Eileen Korecko - Hot Springs Village, Arkansas

Ingredients

  • 4 cups miniature pretzels
  • 5 cooked bacon strips, coarsely chopped
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup light or nonalcoholic beer
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 pounds), cut up and skin removed

Directions

  • 1. Place the pretzels, bacon, cheese and parsley in a food processor; cover and process until coarsely chopped. Transfer to a shallow bowl.
  • 2. In another shallow bowl, whisk the egg, beer, flour and spices. Dip a few pieces of chicken at a time in beer mixture, then pretzel mixture. Place chicken in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 40-50 minutes or until chicken juices run clear.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 283 calories, 9g fat (3g saturated fat), 98mg cholesterol, 498mg sodium, 19g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 1g fiber), 30g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 1 starch, 1/2 fat.

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